Assistant Accountant

U Value Insulation is an established international company, with over 40 years’ experience offering the building industry vast product choice combined with in-depth technical expertise.  Distributing an extensive product catalogue for application across the full range of floor, wall and roof requirements, ensuring a one stop shop for all our client needs.  We stock the very best brands & highest quality product ranges at competitive prices across thermal, acoustic and fire protection insulation products guaranteeing the widest choice and best value

We are now looking to recruit a full time Assistant Accountant to join the company. Working closely with the Group Financial Controller & Finance team this is a broad hands-on role where your experience and value add skills should make a strong contribution to the U Value Finance team. The role will focus on our distribution businesses and will include the monthly close process, detailed cost analysis including margin analysis, review of payroll data and helping to drive timely and accurate data, processes and controls

The role will be based in Ballycoolin, Dublin 15 initially, however will be based in Dunshaughlin at our new Head Office which is opening very soon!

Key responsibilities & duties:

• Preparation and posting transactions / monthly journals.
• Assist Finance Team to ensure timely preparation of monthly management accounts using Intact software.
• Detailed workings for cost analysis and variance explanation.
• Sales & Margin reconciliation workings.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Help implement and maintain a robust control environment across the companies with regard to areas such as AR / AP,  intercompany balances, control account reconciliations and stock 
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Continually evaluate and optimise monthly close and other finance processes, striving to deliver best practice in process automation, efficiencies and improved accuracy
• Help enhance the control environment to ensure efficient/effective controls are operated.
• To help manage VAT return workings and submission. 
• Assist with the annual audit process for various legal entities.
• Assist with the annual budgeting process
• Assist with, or assume responsibility for, other duties and ad hoc projects as assigned.

• This role would be suitable for a Part-Qualified Accountant or Qualified Accounting Technician with minimum 2-3 years experience ideally in a similar role.
• Be results driven and have a proactive “can do” attitude.  
• Be able to deal with a large volume of transactions and tight deadlines.
• Thrive in a busy, challenging and demanding environment.
• Ability to find a positive solution while balancing different stakeholder needs.
• Be open to challenge the status quo (i.e. the current way that things are done)
• Have strong attention to detail to ensure completeness and accuracy of information.
• Have strong computer and analytical skills; this to include a high level of proficiency in excel.
• Ability to work on their own initiative.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Competitive salary
• 24 days annual leave
• Company pension scheme
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Group life cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bike to Work scheme
• Refer a Friend
• Month-end company lunch
• Social events throughout the year
• On-site parking
• Early finish on Fridays